Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Classical Languages

🔶️ Currently there are 6 languages  that enjoy "Classical Status " in India.
  🔹️Tamil(2004)
  🔹️Sanskrit (2005)
  🔹️Kannada (2008)
  🔹️Telugu(2008)
  🔹️Malayalam (2013)
  🔹️Odia (2014)

💎All classical languages are listed in Eighth schedule of Constitution.

🔺️Guidelines for declaring a language classical language:-

1) High antiquity of its early texts/recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years.

2)A body of ancient literature/texts which is considered a valuable heritage by generation of speakers.

3) The literary tradition should be original and not borrowed from another speech community. 

4) The classical language & literature being distinct from modern ,there may also be a discontinuity between classical language & its later forms or its offshoots. 

🎖 Once a language is notified as a classical language, the Human Resource & Development Ministry provides certain benefits to promote it:-

1)Two major annual international awards for scholars of eminence in classical Indian languages. 

2) A centre of excellence for studies in classical language is setup. 

3) The University Grants Commission is requested to create ,to start with atleast in the central universities, a certain number of professional chairs for the classical language so declared.


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